Packet for cigarette smokers.



C.A. PENN. PACKET FOR CIGARETTE SMOKERS.

APPLICATION FILE-D JULY 28. I917.

Patented Oct. 1, 1918.

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CHARLES A, PENN, OF YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOB TO AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY,

A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

PACKET FOR CIGARETTE SMOKERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 1, 1918.

Application filed July 28, 1917. Serial No. 183,210.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. PENN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State ofNew York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Packets for Cigarette Smokers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to packets for cigarette smokers, v

Many cigarette smokers prefer to roll their own cigarette at the time of use, carrying the supply of materials-tobacco and book or package of papers-in their ockets, oftentimesdue to the diflerence in s ape of the tobacco package and the book or package of papers-in different pockets. This results from the practice or custom now in vogue of. selling the books or packages of cigarette papers separately from the pack ages of cigarette tobacco, the two being distinctly separate and unattached and genchandise.

Due to these conditions, the complete op-.

eration of rolling a cigarette lnvolves a comparatively large number of operations, the following indicating the general practice:-

When the smoker prepares to roll a cighis pocket the book or package of cigarette papers, opens the cover of the book or wrapper of the package and removes therefrom a single cigarette paper, closes the book or-package, and returns it to his pocket. He then takes from his pocket the ackage of tobacco, opens it and pours a su cient quantity of the tobacco into the cigarette paper which he holds in his fingers. The tobacco package is then closed and returned to the pocket andafterward the cigarette rolled.

This practice or custom requires quite a number of unnecessary movements or manipulations, and besides, has the disadvantage resulting from the book of cigarette papers and the tobacco package being unattached, and in some instances the package of papers becoming loose the book or package must be opened to permit access to the contentsor so bent, rumpled or creased as to be unserviceable.

This separate or unattached relation of the two packages may have another disadvantage in that where the package of tobacco cigarette papers are in the appended claims.

is in bag form or carried in a non-rigid container, the decrease in contents leaves container more or less flabby or loose, increasing the tendency of the tobacco to sift out, as well as increasing container manipulation when the cigarette is being formed.

The present invention is designed to overcome many of these undesirable features by the formation of a complete packet in which the tobacco package and book or package of attached together in a form to be conveniently carried in the pocket, the package of papers being positioned in a manner to tend to support a wall of the tobacco container-when of non-rigid material; which will eliminate many of the undesirable and unnecessary additional manipulations present when the cigarette is being formed; which will retain the cigarette papers intact and smooth andin convenient association with the package of tobacco, the sheets of paper being readily removable individually from. the package as desired without requ1ring the extra operation of first opening or unfolding the book or package of papers.

To these and other ends, the nature of which will be readily understood as the invention is hereinafter disclosed, said invention consists in the improved arrangements and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out drawings, in which In the accompanying similar similar reference characters indicate parts in each of the views,

Flgure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred form of packet. I

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view.

Fig. 3 isa perspective view indicating one way in which the packet may be manipulated.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, I have shown a tobacco package of well known brand, the container of which is in the form of a bag or sack 5 having a mouth 6 and drawing string 7, manipulation of the latter closing the mouth. I

The cigarette papers are in package form comprising an envelop or wrapper 8, the sheets of paper being indicated at 9. The wrapper or envelop is formed to present at least one open end for use, this being prothe vided by an open-ended wrapper or envelop, or a closed end wrapper or envelop adapted to have the end opened in a simple way.

The package of papers is secured to the package of the tobacco with the package of papers overlying one side of the tobacco container, the envelop or wrapper being in more or less contact with such wall. This securing may be by adhesively or otherwise connecting the wrapper to the container face, but I prefer to secure the package of papers in position by a label 10 which extends transversely over the package of papers and extends more or less around the container, as shown in Fig. l, the label and wrapper being preferably adhesively connected as by a dab of adhesive.

In securing a package of wrapped papers in position it is preferred, although not essential, to have the intermediate fold of the wrapper exposed, thu forming the equivalent of an envelop construction when the package is in position, the ends of the wrapper being beneath the paper sheets.

The paper sheets are preferably loose in the wragper, although they may be connected together at an edge-a well known arrangement-to provide a pack formation, and such pack may be secured to the wrapper. However, the loose formation is preferred.

I also prefer to expose an end of the top sheet of thepackage, as by cutting away a portion of the exposed face of the wrapper sufiicicnt in amount to permit a finger of the user to draw out such sheet from the wrapper. An alternate and preferredarrangement is to provide a tearing or weakened line 11 on the exposed wrapper face, said line permitting a portion of the face to be removed by the user, thus keeping the papers practically unexposed until it is desired to make use of them.

Obviously, this withdrawal opening may be otherwise located, and in some cases, I may omit this withdrawing opening, especially where the wrapper is of a type which will permit suflicient access to the papers to permit sheet withdrawal.

As will be seen, the length of the paper package approximates the length of the complete tobacco package, while the Width of the paper package is such as to extend over the major portion of the adjacent wall of the tobacco container. Since the paper package wrapper is of heavier stock than the paper sheets, the paper package will tend to retain the container against complete collapse while in the pocket. In addition. the end of the paper package adjacent the mouth of the container may form a support for such mouth at the time of forming the. cigarette, tending to produce a liplike structure for the container over which the tobacco is poured.

' Obviously, in use, the packet eliminates many of the manipulations, such as above pointed out. When it is desired to roll a cigarette, the packet is taken from the pocket, and opened, a sheet of paper with drawn, the tobacco poured, and the container closed and returned to the pocket, leaving only the cigarette rolling to take place Or the sheet may be withdrawn in advance of container opening. During the operation both elements remain together and the paper package remains closed throughout, preserving the integrity of the unused sheets of paper.

By employing the band form of securing device, the paper package can be readily removed, if desired-some smokers prefer an individual brand of paper and thrown awayby simply tearing the band.

The packet is of convenient form for carriage in the pocket, the additional thickness provided by the paper package being small, so that the complete package or packet can be carried as readily as the tobacco package now carried. While having this advantage, the additional advantage of having both ele ments together at all times enables a considerable saving of time when the materials are taken from the pocketthere being no necessity of hunting through different pockets for the different elements. A similar savingis obviously had in returning the elements to the pocket.

As will be understood, the packet is of compact form not readily disrupted and easily manipulated. In addition, practical assurance is had of a supply of papers being present when needed, an assurance not had Where the elements are separate and unattached.

While I have shown several ways of producing the packet, it will be apparent that the general invention herein disclosed may be further varied in construction and arrangement of parts to meet the exigencies and conditions of use and desires of the trade, and I desire to'be understood as reserving the right to make any and all such changes and modifications therein as may be found desirable or necessary, in so'far as the same may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the accompanying claims, when broadly construed.

\Vhat I claim is 1. A cigarette smokers pocket packet comprising a non-metallic container for tobacco having a mouth adapted to be opened and closed and through which the tobacco may be poured, a non-metallic envelop or wrapper overlying and facially contacting a wall of the container and having an open end, means for detachably securing said envelop or wrapper to said container wall in exposed position relative to the container and With the meansoverlying the envelop or wrapper,

and a pack of cigarette papers loosely mclosed by said envelop or wrapper, the construction and arrangement of the elements being such thatthe cigarette papers may be "withdrawn individually through the open end of the wrapper or envelop without unfolding the latter and without detaching the same from its attached position on the con-.

tainer.

2. A cigarette smokers pocket packet com prising a non-metallic containerfor. tobacco having a mouth adapted to be'iopened and closed and through which the tobacco may be poured, a non-metallic envelop or-wrapper'overlying and facially contacting a wall of the container and having an open end, a

breakable band overlying said wrapper or envelop at an intermediate portion of its length, said band being secured to the re-' ceptacle and the wrapper or envelop, and a pack of cigarette papers loosely inclosed by said envelop or wrapper, the construction and arrangement of the elements being such that cigarette papers may be withdrawn individually through the open end of the wrapper or envelop": while maintaining the latter in its attached position on the container. v

. 3. A cigarette smokers pocketpacket comprising a non-metallic container for tobacco having a pouring mouth adapted to be opened and closed, a non-metallic envelop or wrapper overlying and facially contacting a' wall of the container and having an open end, means for attaching the envelop or wrapper to the container in substantial contact with said wall with the means overlying the envelop or wrapper, and a pack of cigarette papers inclosed by said envelop or wrapper, the outer wall of said wrapper or nesses.

CHARLES A. PENN. Witnesses:

CHARLES F. Nnmnr, JONATHAN H. -HOLMES. 

